Holders for television tubes and other objects



April 24, 1956 E. T. WAYNE 2,743,435

HOLDERS FOR TELEVISION TUBES, AND OTHER OBJECTS Filed Jan. 5, 1954 v 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Edward 77/ TT EY April 24, 1956 E. T. WAYNE 2,743,435

HOLDERS FOR TELEVISION TUBES, AND OTHER OBJECTS Filed Jan. 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 HOLDERS FOR TELEVISION TUBES AND OTHER OBJECTS Application January 5, 1954, Serial No. 402,281

7 Claims. (Cl. 340-367) This invention relates to supporting devices or holders for television tubes and other objects, and has for its primary object the provision of means by which the tube will be securely and safety held and supported both while' in the television chassis and while being handled separately therefrom.

The types of devices presently employed for the support of these tubes generally involve the use of clamping straps fitted over the tops of the tubes, and which are attached to saddles mounted upon the chassis. Such devices are removed from the tube when the tube is deteched from the chassis and the tube is thus unprotected while being handled preparatory to replacement on the chassis of the television set.

The present invention contemplates the provision of tube holder so arranged that it can be easily fitted on the tube and can be permitted to remain thereon at all times whether the tube is detached from the chassis or is mounted thereon. It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a tube holder of this character which can be constructed of metal rod; which shall possess United States Patent suflicient strength to effectively protect the tube, yet shall be sufficiently resilient or springy to enable it to readily conform to irregularities in the shape of the tube and engage or grip the same sufficiently to avoid shifting movement of the tube, but without the application of excessive gripping force likely to damage or fracture the tube.

More particularly the invention contemplates the provision of a double-rod split ring encircling the. periphery of the tube and clamped about the same, and a threesided springy frame of metallic rod in which the ring is adjustably fitted and to which it is detachably secured at spaced points, the frame including a lower cross bar located below the ring and the tube held thereby and providing a support or rest for the "holder.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I have devised the arrangement of parts to be described and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a holder for television tubes constructed according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the same, looking from the left of Fig. l, with some parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a view of the upper end of the holder, showing how the tube-encircling ring is attached to one of the side members or arms of the supporting frame;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the tube-encircling ring;

Fig 5 is a detail view, showing how one of the lugs on the tube-encircling ring is attached to one of the side arms of the supporting frame;

Fig. 6 is a side view of parts of the frame and ring, showing one of the connections between the same;

2,743,435 Patented Apr. 24, 1956 Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the means for tightening the split, tube-encircling ring around the tube, and

Fig. 9 is a view of the structure of Fig. 8, looking at the same from below.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the tube-encircling and holding ring. The same is preferably composed of springy metallic rod and is of a shape to enable it to encircle the television tube and closely fit about its periphery adjacent to the forward or larger end of the tube. The ring is split or divided, as indicated at 3 in Fig. 1 and is composed of a pair of similar, spaced, parallel rods, indicated respectively at 4 and 5. The two rods 4 and 5, forming the split, tube encircling ring 1, are held in suitably and uniformly spaced relation by means of plates or lugs indicated at 6 and 7 and which extend transversely of and are welded to the rods 4 and 5. The lugs 6 are provided at their forward ends with angularly-bent portions 8 which take over the forward the split ring. A nut 13, adjustable on the threaded por-' tion of the rod 11, and backed by a washer 14 enables the ring 1 to be suitably tightened around the periphery of the television tube.

The supporting frame for the ring 1 and the television tube held thereby is generally indicated at 2. The same consists of a three-sided metal rod frame having a cross member 15 at the bottom and which forms a support or foot on which the frame is supported on the television chassis or while separate from the chassis. Extending upwardly from the opposite ends of the cross member 15, are the side arms or vertical members 16 and 17 of the supporting frame. These are integral upward extensions of the cross member 15, the frame being preferably, although not necessarily, formed of metallic rod of some springiness or resiliency. Each of the upright arms 16 and 17 is braced or strengthened for a portion of its length by means of a bridge 18 in the form of a loop. At its upper end, each of the arms 16 and 17 is formed with a hook 19, and secured across the hook 19 by being welded thereto, are the legs 20 and 21 of a looped bracket 22 which has an upturned end 23 forming a stop member which can be usable to limit the insertion of a television tube within a cabinet or other housing to thus protect the tube from breakage.

When the ring member 1 encircling the television tube is fitted between the arms 16 and 17 of the frame 2 as shown in Fig. 1, it is attached to said arms 16 and 17 by bolts 25 in the manner clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 7. That is to say, the bolts 25 pass between the legs of the elongated loop member 24, attached to the ring 2, and also between the legs 20 and 21 of the loop bracket 22. The head 26 of the bolt engages behind the legs of the loop member 24, while a nut 27 and washers 28 located behind the nut, bear against the legs 20 and 21.

Each of the brackets or plates 7 is formed with a laterally-bent end 29 which is apertured to permit of the passage of a fastening bolt 30. Said bolt 30 fits through the looped end of a bracket 31 formed of metallic rod,

and having its legs 32 welded to the arm 16 or 17 and and 35 are arranged behind a wing-nut 36 threadable on the bolt 30 on the outside of the offset end 29 of the bracket 7.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the improved television holder will be readily understood. The device is, in the main, constructed of relatively springy or resilient metal rod andwhile gripping and securely holding the tube about its peripheral edge, it is nevertheless sufficiently resilient to avoid the imposition of undue pressure on the tube. The holder can be readily mounted on the television-set chassis and may remain on the tube when the tube is demounted from the chassis and will then serve as a protective holder or carrier for the tube. The manner in which the tube encircling ring is mounted in the three-sided supporting frame issuch as to enable the tube to be adjusted within the frame to permit of varied mounting requirements and without imposing strains upon the tube.

While I have herein described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broadenough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

l. A support for a television tube comprising an en circling ring composed of a pair of spaced, parallel rods embracing the periphery of the tube, means for adjustably tightening said ring around the tube, a supporting frame in which said ring is mounted, said frame including a pair of spaced vertical arms between which the ring is embraced, and an integrally formed cross member extending between and connecting said arms at the bottom of the frame. i

2. A support for a television tube comprising a supporting frame having a lower cross member formed at its ends with integral, upwardly extended side arms rising vertically from said cross member, each of said arms being provided at its upper end with an off-set loop, a tube-embracing ring mounted in the frame, said ring being composed of a pair of spaced parallel rods embracing the periphery of the tube, brackets secured to said rings and detachably secured to the arms of the frame, and bolts for attaching the ring adjacent to the loops on the frame.

3. A support for a television tube comprising a split ring encircling the periphery of the tube, means for tightening the ring around the tube, the ring being composed of a pair of spaced, springy rods, lugs extending between the rods and holding the same in their spaced relation, a frame embracing the ring, said frame being of substantially U-shape and including a lower cross member with integral upright arms at its ends and between which the tube-encircling ring is located, fastening means at the end of each arm for securement to the ring, loops on each arm for engagement with the lugs, and means passing through said loops and lugs for coupling the loops and lugsttoaethen V 4. A support for a television tube comprising, a split ring encircling the periphery of the tube, means for ad justably connecting the ends of the ring to thereby tighten the same about the tube, a supporting frame for the ring having side bars embracing the frame between them, loops secured tov said sidebars and extending inwardly therefrom, lugs secured to the ring and positioned at the loops, fastening elements extending through the lugs and'loops to secure the same together, end loops on the side bars, loops onthe split ring, and fastening elements extending through the end loops and loops on the ring to secure the several loops together.

5. A support for a television tube comprising, a split ring composed of a pair of spaced, parallel rods encircling the periphery of a tube, plates for holding the rods in spaced relation, some of said plates having offset ends, a threersided wire rod supporting frame for embracing the ring, vsai'dframe including side bars be tween which the ring is positioned, angular, l ooped.pro-. jections secured to. and. extending inwardly from the side bars and arranged adjacent to a plurality of the plates and detachably fastened to said plates, braces ex: tending between the rods of the ring at the top of the ring, loops at the upper ends of the side bars, and fasten ing elements extending through the loops and engaging the braces.

6. A support for a television tubecomprising, a split ring encircling the periphery of the tube, said ring being composed of similarly shaped, spaced-apart rods, lugs extending transversely of the rods and maintaining the same in spaced relationmeans for. contrac ing the rin about the tube, asupporting frame in which the ring is mounted, said frame having a lower cross member, upright arms arising from the opposite ends of the cross member, bolt-engaging loops on said arms, and bolts extending through said loops and through the lugs, on the ring for attaching the ringto. the arms.

7. A support for a television tube comprising a splitring fitted around theperipehry of the b 11 fram in which the ring is supported, the frame including spaced upright arms between which the ring is located, lugs on the ring, projecting elements on the upright arms forcooperation therewith,v and fast ner elements extending through the lugs and through the projecting elements,

to thereby secure the ring within the frame.

References Cited in the file of this patent U TED STATES. A E T 2,086,102 Stradling- July 6, 1937 

